Maria Golovina vs Lyubov Kostenko — W15 Sharm ElSheikh R16

W15 Sharm ElSheikh · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

RUS

Maria Golovina

#444WTA

19 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 30 March 2026 · 00:00

hard

UKR

Lyubov Kostenko

23 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWLLWWWL

Golovina M.

6-3 6-3

Kostenko L.

Golovina M.

662

Kostenko L.

330

Maria Golovina defeated Lyubov Kostenko 6-3 6-3 in the W15 Sharm ElSheikh round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Golovina came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Match story: Maria Golovina dropped just 6 games past Lyubov Kostenko.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Golovina M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kostenko L.

Kostenko L.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Golovina M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Golovina M.Kostenko L.

1st serve in·Even

61%

59%

1st serve points won·Even

60%

63%

2nd serve points won·Even

47%

48%

Service points won·Even

55%

57%

Return points won·Slight edge

49%

40%

Break points saved·Slight edge

52%

47%

Aces / match·Clear edge

1.1

3.4

Double faults / match·Slight edge

3.5

3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Maria Golovina vs Lyubov Kostenko — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return